Chapter Twenty
*Month 9*
Peyton watched all the houses pass as the drove past them to their la masse classes. The homes belonged to her high school friends, most of who had already moved out on their way to college. She had witnessed every one of the closest people in her life leave. Everyone except Lucas, who at the moment was driving. Even Haley and Nathan were leaving. They stuck around as long as possible to support them but they were leaving in a week. Surprisingly she missed Brooke most of all.
They had been best friends ever since she could remember and she hated the way things ended between them. Peyton had not expected that Brooke would take the news well but she thought they could patch it up eventually. Brooke had avoided her and Lucas the rest of the school year and had moved away right after graduation. Peyton would take Lucas over anyone because she loved him more than she ever thought she could love a person but she was sorry that it had to come down to Lucas or Brooke, she wanted both.
Haley had taken the role of best friend but it wasn't the same, there wasn't a history between them and they hadn't shared the memories.
"Earth to Peyton." Lucas waved his hand in front of her face.
"Huh?" She came out of her daze and realized they were in front of the community center.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah." Peyton lowered herself out of the truck slowly with the help of Lucas. With a slight waddle she managed to make her way into the class. She was due in two weeks but she felt like she would burst any second.
They had been attending the class for three weeks but the looks from the other couples never changed. Somehow the other people felt that Peyton and Lucas were not worthy of being there because of their age. They took their usual seats in the back of the room and the instructor began.
"Okay so as you know this is the last of the classes this month." She explained. "So we will start with a short film." She wheeled in a television and played the tape. Lucas cringed as he witnessed a woman doing through childbirth. He looked over at Peyton who was equally shocked.
"Remind me never to let you touch me again." She whispered to him. He just nodded his head with his eyes stuck on the screen.
"Okay." The instructor turned off the television when the video was done. "What do you think?" The class was silent. "I guess it's time for breathing exercises." The rest of the people began but Peyton hesitated.
"I look like such a moron when I do these." She complained.
"C'mon, you'll need it. You saw the tape." Lucas told her.
"Don't remind me." She sighed and began with the breathing.
"Okay well that's all the time we have for today. I'm glad you could all join me for the past couple of weeks. I wish you all health and happiness." The instructor ended class.
"I thought that would never end." Peyton said climbing back into the truck.
"Yeah that video was intense." He groaned.
"It didn't look like that breathing technique was doing her any good." She was still convinced that everything they had done in the class was useless.
"Well it didn't look like it was hurting either." Luke defended.
"There were plenty of other things that were hurting." Peyton was being cynical. "I don't know what is worse carrying this baby for two more weeks or going through ten hours of labor."
"Don't be so negative. We've waited nine months for this baby and in two weeks it will be here. A living, breathing piece of us and we will be the center of it's world." He encouraged while pulling into the driveway.
"You're right; it's just that my hormones are all over the place right now." She concluded.
"Do you want to rent a movie for tonight?" Lucas suggested.
"Sure, I'm kind of in the mood for a comedy." Peyton replied stepping onto the pavement awkwardly. Just as they began walking up the path she stopped. A sharp pain shot through her abdomen and she had the lean on the hood of the car.
"I something wrong?" Lucas's voice shook.
"I don't know but I think this is it." She managed to moan.
"But it's too early." He stumbled.
"I know that but this is happening...now!"
*Month 9*
Peyton watched all the houses pass as the drove past them to their la masse classes. The homes belonged to her high school friends, most of who had already moved out on their way to college. She had witnessed every one of the closest people in her life leave. Everyone except Lucas, who at the moment was driving. Even Haley and Nathan were leaving. They stuck around as long as possible to support them but they were leaving in a week. Surprisingly she missed Brooke most of all.
They had been best friends ever since she could remember and she hated the way things ended between them. Peyton had not expected that Brooke would take the news well but she thought they could patch it up eventually. Brooke had avoided her and Lucas the rest of the school year and had moved away right after graduation. Peyton would take Lucas over anyone because she loved him more than she ever thought she could love a person but she was sorry that it had to come down to Lucas or Brooke, she wanted both.
Haley had taken the role of best friend but it wasn't the same, there wasn't a history between them and they hadn't shared the memories.
"Earth to Peyton." Lucas waved his hand in front of her face.
"Huh?" She came out of her daze and realized they were in front of the community center.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah." Peyton lowered herself out of the truck slowly with the help of Lucas. With a slight waddle she managed to make her way into the class. She was due in two weeks but she felt like she would burst any second.
They had been attending the class for three weeks but the looks from the other couples never changed. Somehow the other people felt that Peyton and Lucas were not worthy of being there because of their age. They took their usual seats in the back of the room and the instructor began.
"Okay so as you know this is the last of the classes this month." She explained. "So we will start with a short film." She wheeled in a television and played the tape. Lucas cringed as he witnessed a woman doing through childbirth. He looked over at Peyton who was equally shocked.
"Remind me never to let you touch me again." She whispered to him. He just nodded his head with his eyes stuck on the screen.
"Okay." The instructor turned off the television when the video was done. "What do you think?" The class was silent. "I guess it's time for breathing exercises." The rest of the people began but Peyton hesitated.
"I look like such a moron when I do these." She complained.
"C'mon, you'll need it. You saw the tape." Lucas told her.
"Don't remind me." She sighed and began with the breathing.
"Okay well that's all the time we have for today. I'm glad you could all join me for the past couple of weeks. I wish you all health and happiness." The instructor ended class.
"I thought that would never end." Peyton said climbing back into the truck.
"Yeah that video was intense." He groaned.
"It didn't look like that breathing technique was doing her any good." She was still convinced that everything they had done in the class was useless.
"Well it didn't look like it was hurting either." Luke defended.
"There were plenty of other things that were hurting." Peyton was being cynical. "I don't know what is worse carrying this baby for two more weeks or going through ten hours of labor."
"Don't be so negative. We've waited nine months for this baby and in two weeks it will be here. A living, breathing piece of us and we will be the center of it's world." He encouraged while pulling into the driveway.
"You're right; it's just that my hormones are all over the place right now." She concluded.
"Do you want to rent a movie for tonight?" Lucas suggested.
"Sure, I'm kind of in the mood for a comedy." Peyton replied stepping onto the pavement awkwardly. Just as they began walking up the path she stopped. A sharp pain shot through her abdomen and she had the lean on the hood of the car.
"I something wrong?" Lucas's voice shook.
"I don't know but I think this is it." She managed to moan.
"But it's too early." He stumbled.
"I know that but this is happening...now!"